Dumbledore Triumphant: Speculate

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 145650

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kchuplis" <kchuplis at a...> wrote:
>
> I have been looking for something to follow up Harry's 
> observation when telling Dumbledore and Sirius about LV 
> cutting him and using his blood in GoF pg. 696 
> Scholastic hardback:
> 
> ...
> 
> For a fleeting instant, Harry thought he saw a gleam of 
> something like triumph in Dumbledore's eyes. 
> 
> ___________________
> 
> Why would that spark triumph in Dumbledore? And  yet, it seems
> the sort of clue that is often followed up on way later. Any 
> ideas?
> 
> kchuplis
>

bboyminn:

Well of course, and sadly, the answer is, we don't know. JKR has
hinted as much as the 'gleam of triumph' being Dumbleodre's
realization that Voldemort's actions were flawed. Voldemort had made a
mistake that he had not anticipated. But Dumbledore never told Harry
or anyone close to Harry what it all meant, so we are left to speculation.

This is the most we know -

from the MuggleNet/LeakyCauldon interview -
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/extras/aa-jointerview3.html

MA: Does the gleam of triumph still have yet to make an appearance?

JKR: That's still enormously significant. And let's face it, I haven't
told you that much is enormously significant, so you can let your
imaginations run free there.

ES: I think everybody realized it was significant when they read it
but we didn't see it materialize in 5 or 6.

JKR: Well, it still is.

ES:We've been kind of waiting for the big revelation.

JKR: Absolutely, that's for seven. That's for seven.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

So, with out a doubt, the 'Gleam of Triumph' is important and
significant. But exactly what it means, we don't know.

Steve/bboyminn